Hi I lost my phone few days ago but I was able to find it however before finding my device I locked it using find my device password. Now the problem is I cant remember the password I set for it. And there is no option to either change or remove password. I cant hard reset my phone either because it asks for the screen lock password and I dont remember that either. So what should I do? Am I locked out for good should I buy new phone? What should I do? Thanks
mal124 said:
Hi I lost my phone few days ago but I was able to find it however before finding my device I locked it using find my device password. Now the problem is I cant remember the password I set for it. And there is no option to either change or remove password. I cant hard reset my phone either because it asks for the screen lock password and I dont remember that either. So what should I do? Am I locked out for good should I buy new phone? What should I do? Thanks
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You can try this if you have a custom recovery:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2620456
Otherwise I don't know any other way ...
Have a good day!
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Hi,
I got my SGS2 from O2 yesterday, went to check recovery mode is working ok and it is asking for a password. Has anyone else on O2 had this? For the short time I had my SGS on Gingerbread I got asked for the same when trying recovery mode.
Just tried on my unlocked T-Mobile phone from CPW and it goes in fine.
Blue text, Android system recover (3e), and options to reboot, apply update.zip, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition.
Also this was done on a rooted phone although im pretty sure i also tried it before rooting and it still worked then.
Password is your screen unlock password.
It turns out it is because I had the screen lock set to a PIN.
Yep, If you have either a screen lock PIN or password set the recovery rom prompts you for them (although if you set a pin it still refers to it as a password in the recovery rom which can be confusing).
However if you set a pattern lock then no prompt is given.
nice to know
Thanks for the info
I was sure my recovery got locked by the store I got it from ... (If its possible)
After replacing my Email.apk without any security and canceling the PIN all is well.
ilanshp said:
I was sure my recovery got locked by the store I got it from ... (If its possible)
After replacing my Email.apk without any security and canceling the PIN all is well.
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hey..man..
i got the kind of same question...
god..i deleted email.apk last time..(is that all about email.apk???)
and then i set a PIN screen lock,it just don't work.
whatever i type the password i just set,it just say "wrong"!
and then i fresh my i9000 by odin(without wipe before this)
when it finish,it just fxcking telling me to "confirm password" after auto reboot.
wtf...now i cant get in to recovery.
what can i do????????????help me plz....i dont want my sdcard data gone..
(sry for my ****ty english)
scottishlad80 said:
Hi,
I got my SGS2 from O2 yesterday, went to check recovery mode is working ok and it is asking for a password. Has anyone else on O2 had this? For the short time I had my SGS on Gingerbread I got asked for the same when trying recovery mode.
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hey..man..
i got the kind of same question with my i9000...
god..i deleted email.apk last time..(is that all about email.apk???)
and then i set a PIN screen lock,it just don't work.
whatever i type the password i just set,it just say "wrong"!
and then i fresh my i9000 by odin(without wipe before this)
when it finish,it just fxcking telling me to "confirm password" after auto reboot.
wtf...now i cant get in to recovery.
what can i do????????????help me plz....i dont want my sdcard data gone..
(sry for my ****ty english)
I have the same problem here, but I had no unlock code and still it asks me to "confirm password"....
So my friend was playing around with my Prime today when he shows me he has entered the incorrect pattern so many times that it will only allow me to sign in with my Google account to regain access to it. Im like okay no big deal, ill just sign in change the password and no problem.. Well, I have tried that and it will not accept my log in information.. I know the username (email) and password is right. I can log in from my computer just fine and I haven't changed the password for that account since I've had the tablet. I do not know what else to do..? I have tried putting just the first part of my username, tried entering null into the password box. didn't work.. I believe it might have something to do with the wifi not being on, but i cant turn it on because my tablet is locked! Is there anyway i can use ADB or something to turn wifi on or to let me reset the lock screen so i can enter my unlock pattern? i do know what that is. I would really like to not have to factory reset and wipe all the data.. Thanks in advance!
Sorry I don't know of any other way but the factory reset which wipes all the data off your prime, hopefully someone might know how to fix the problem without having to do the factory reset. I got my Prime from Taipei so when I did the factory reset I could not understand the text due to not knowing how to read the foreign language. Well after trying and failing and trying again it took me about an hour to set the language to English . So if their is no other option but a factory reset be prepared .
Also if you do come across an answer to this problem please share it with us here. Thanks
Hello Everyone.
My dad, tap 6 time wrong knock code i dont know how he did it, but when i took it from him, and press the power button, the phone asking me for the PIN, And Google Account, i didnt backup my knock code whit PIN, didint think someone will toying whit it, and i enter my Gmail acc and password, but phone dont recognizes, Just pop up, Checking account and nothing happen. I Login whit same pass and username on my PC But i cant do that on the phone, and i install Android Device Manager from my pc to my phone.
Can someone tell me how to unlock my device, or somthing. Whitout Factory reset.
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Hello Everyone.
My dad, tap 6 time wrong knock code i dont know how he did it, but when i took it from him, and press the power button, the phone asking me for the PIN, And Google Account, i didnt backup my knock code whit PIN, didint think someone will toying whit it, and i enter my Gmail acc and password, but phone dont recognizes, Just pop up, Checking account and nothing happen. I Login whit same pass and username on my PC But i cant do that on the phone, and i install Android Device Manager from my pc to my phone.
Can someone tell me how to unlock my device, or somthing. Whitout Factory reset.
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BUMP?
JocaSkljoca said:
BUMP?
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the last person who asked me about this was actually with a stolen phone where also offered money for help.
wanna know why it looks like it indeed is stolen as the one i said up here?
1º: Because anyone MUST choose pin or pattern as a safety care if knock code doesnt work, if you didnt, its because that phone isnt yours.
2º: a interesting point, very dumb one actually, if the main gmail account isnt yours, put your own email and password wont help, as it isnt the one used in the device.
SO: only solution is factory reset.
please also wipe internal memory and sdcard.
Hello guys,
first of all sorry for the dummy question, but I don't know how I can solve this problem. so...
I have changed the pattern sequence of my phone with a complicated one. when doing that, I saved a screenshot of the sequence but, instead to put it to the sd card as a though, the phone saved it on the internal memory (damn!).
After some days my phone has been restarted and now is asking for the pattern that I have forgot because I used to unlock it for days via the damn fingerprint!
I tried via google to unlock the phone with no luck.
There is no developer mode active on the phone, and when I connect an usb cable I can't put it to usb mode because it asks to put the unlock sequence.
Is there a way to unlock the phone or a way to get the screenshot from the internal memory? obviously I want to avoid to hard reset and lost everything.
I think hard resetting from recovery menu is the best possible option. I don't think there is a way to bypass the security honestly. I'm sorry but I think that resetting is the best option here
if you could bypass the pattern there wouldnt be any point to having the pattern in the first place. everything on your phone is encrypted. the pattern is the encryption key. just ask the fbi how upset they were about this.
I am working on a phone for someone that had a heart attack and as a result has forgotten his pin code on his phone. I know I can factory reset but I'm trying to find a way to get back into the phone to recover all his data. I can get into download mode so I was wondering if there is any kind of firmware hack that can be installed in order to just ignore pin altogether. I don't think the data is encrypted. We have been able to recover his gmail account but the lock screen never shows a "forgot your pin?" I tried using find my phone but it says it can locate the phone but that find my phone isn't running. Any help would be really appreciated.
oneway2k said:
I am working on a phone for someone that had a heart attack and as a result has forgotten his pin code on his phone. I know I can factory reset but I'm trying to find a way to get back into the phone to recover all his data. I can get into download mode so I was wondering if there is any kind of firmware hack that can be installed in order to just ignore pin altogether. I don't think the data is encrypted. We have been able to recover his gmail account but the lock screen never shows a "forgot your pin?" I tried using find my phone but it says it can locate the phone but that find my phone isn't running. Any help would be really appreciated.
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As far as I know, even with those enabled you can't bypass login pin code. If that was the case, you could take anyone's phone, factory reset it, and use it.
? I thought that was kinda the whole point of the existence of XDA. I've already found that Dr. Fone can factory reset and take over a phone. There must be something that can be done in download mode.